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| Moura,DJ; Nääs,IA; Pereira,DF; Silva,RBTR; Camargo,GA. |
| Well being of animals had been historically a public concern, since the beginning of human kind history. As world's population grows there is a need for food including meat. In the last decades there has been a great improvement in poultry production based on the careful control of several aspects, among which nutrition and management (environment, health and rearing systems). Nowadays, the search for good welfare conditions is a global tendency in animal production; however issues surrounding farm animal welfare or well-being, such as definitions, measurements, interpretation, and perception, continue to be controversial. It is known that the result of a broiler not adequately housed is a direct loss in production which leads towards a thought that... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bird welfare; Housing; Behavioral pattern; Welfare assessment. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2006000300001 |
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| Baracho,MS; Camargo,GA; Lima,AMC; Mentem,JF; Moura,DJ; Moreira,J; Nääs,IA. |
| Poultry meat quality has been widely studied, and has become a growing demand of the international market. Parameters that affect meat quality are complex, and occur throughout the production chain. The constant concern with meat quality by the exporting sectors is a response to consumers' demands, and is achieved by increasing efficiency, and investments in personnel training on quality. Understanding where critical points are in the poultry meat production chain, and investing in solving critical problems may lead to better control and management, and consequent reduction of losses. Production and management practices, from farm to processing plant, play an important role in meat quality, and the use of technologies to reduce risk factors throughout the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Meat hygiene; Meat quality; Pre-processing; Production chain. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2006000400001 |
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